Crosswalk Culture Update

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  ‘Homeless Jesus’ Provokes Debate on What it Means to be Christian In a small college town 20 miles north of Charlotte, N.C., “Homeless Jesus” is provoking more conversation than a month of Sunday sermons. Ken Garfield May 19, 2014
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  Godzilla: Loud, Grim, and Doubly Dim Thematically and visually dark and characterized by joylessness, this reboot manages to take the popcorn out of summer blockbusters. Christian Hamaker May 16, 2014
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  Irreplaceable Will Surprise You with Its Journey to Grace Nuanced and intelligent, it rises gracefully above much of what has come before in this one-night-only event form of Christian media. Shawn McEvoy May 12, 2014
• Neighbors Deftly Duplicates Apatow's 'Conservatively Crass' Formula Family gives frat boys comeuppance: it may not be the movie you want your kids to see, but it's got a message you want them to hear. Jeffrey Huston May 09, 2014
• Lone Star Heiress Chapter Excerpt Ivy gently set the hoof back down on the grassy road and patted the mule’s side. “No wonder you’re limping, Jubal—it ’pears like you’ve picked up a honey of a stone bruise.” Winnie Griggs May 08, 2014
• For Fans, Veronica Mars is a Fun Trip Down Memory Lane The mystery allows fans to see Veronica in her full detective glory again, but the case is never as intriguing as the relationships. Christa Banister May 06, 2014
• Ragamuffin Introduces Us to the Real Rich Mullins, and to God's Love Short on budget and famous actors, but undeniable authenticity in the storytelling helps set it apart from many other faith-based films. Christa Banister May 05, 2014
• Mortality, Meaning and Love Explored in The Fault in Our Stars Part of what makes Stars such an engaging read is that the protagonists meet in a support group for kids with cancer. Christa Banister May 01, 2014
• Unearned Ending Aside, Pro-Life Gimme Shelter Works Not quite a documentary, but has an unflinching, realistic feel right til the end when it turns into a Lifetime movie with a bow on top. Susan Ellingburg Apr 29, 2014
• Revenge is Bittersweet in The Other Woman Female-fantasy revenge tale that often feels like a shameless retread, saved only by a bit of inspired comedic casting in Mann and Diaz. Christa Banister Apr 25, 2014
• Not Much to Crunch on in Forgettable Nut Job Pretty much what Saturday morning cartoons would have been back in the day if they had been 90 minutes long and available in 3D. Susan Ellingburg Apr 22, 2014
• Greg Kinnear Channels His Inner Everyman in Heaven is for Real Heaven is for Real gets its name from the realization that four-year-old Colton reportedly has while he’s being operated on. Christa Banister Apr 21, 2014